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The name Vladivostok loosely translates from Russian as "the ruler of the East"—a name similar to Vladikavkaz which means "the ruler of the Caucasus". In Chinese, the place where the city is situated nowadays was known since the Qing Dynasty as Haishenwai (海參崴, Hǎishēnwǎi), from the Manchu "Haišenwei" or "small seaside village"; the Chinese name can also be interpreted as "sea cucumber bay". In modern-day China, it is officially known by the transliteration Fuladiwosituoke (符拉迪沃斯托克, Fúlādíwòsītuōkè), although the historical Chinese name Haishenwai is still often used in common parlance and outside mainland China to refer to the city. The Japanese name of the city is Urajiosutoku (ウラジオストク; a rough transliteration of the Russian originally written in Kanji as 浦塩斯徳 and often shortened to Urajio; ウラジオ; 浦塩). In Korean, the name is transliterated as Beulladiboseutok (블라디보스토크) in South Korea, Ullajibosŭttokhŭ (울라지보스또크) in North Korea, and Beullajiboseu-ttokeu (블라지보스또크) by Koreans in China.

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Polls open in Russian presidential election

SHOTLIST
1. Wide of port
2. Close of navy ships in port
3. Traffic
4. Exterior of polling station
5. Entrance to polling station
6. Close of signs
7. N...

SHOTLIST
1. Wide of port
2. Close of navy ships in port
3. Traffic
4. Exterior of polling station
5. Entrance to polling station
6. Close of signs
7. Navy officers outside polling station
8. Wide interior of polling station, officers casting ballot
9. Officers registering to vote
10. Close of case
11. Security
12. Officers registering to vote
13. Officers casting ballot
14. Close of man putting ballot in box
15. Electoral officials seated at desk
16. Woman casting ballot
17. Wide of voting booths
18. Man registering to vote
19. Woman casting ballot
20. Electoral officials seated at desk
21. Man casting ballot
22. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Valentin Stepanovich, Voter:
"I expect and stability and well-being for myself and the whole of our people, and we need confidence and confident actions. It's time to stop whining."
23. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Yekaterina Shevchuk, Voter:
"I think under Putin life got better, both for Russia and people in our maritime province. I hope it will continue this way. There will be daily improvement in our lives."
24. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Maria Andreich, Voter:
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better."
25. Soldiers arriving at polling station
STORYLINE:
Russians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will produce a successor to PresidentVladimir Putin.
In Vladivostock, Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean, officers from the fleet began casting their votes at one of the city's polling stations.
There is no significant opposition to Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's endorsed choice to take over the presidency, and Medvedev says that if he wins he will ask Putin to become prime minister, an offer that Putin is sure to accept.
Medvedev has even based his platform on a vow to pursue "the Putin plan," a telling demonstration of how Putin established dominion over Russian politics through genuine popular support and through measures that have marginalised opposition parties and put national broadcast media under the state's thumb.
Some voters hoped Medvedev would bring about stability.
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better," said Vladivostock resident, Maria Andreich.
Critics denounce the election as little more than a cynical stage show.
The CentralElectionsCommission threw the only liberal candidate, former Prime MinisterMikhail Kasyanov, off the ballot for allegedly forging signatures on his nominating petitions.
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who is the Kremlin's most internationally prominent opponent, shelved his ambitions to run after his supporters were refused rental of a hall in which to hold the mandatory nominating meeting.
Medvedev's opponents are Gennady Zyuganov, head of the fading Communist Party; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky; and the little-known Andrei Bogdanov.
Many activists and ordinary Russians claim that workers are being pressured by bosses to vote and that some have been ordered to turn in absentee ballots, presumably so that someone else could vote in their stead.
International election observers will be barely visible.
The influential Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe refused to send observers, saying Russian authorities were imposing such tight restrictions that it could not work in a meaningful way.
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SHOTLIST
1. Wide of port
2. Close of navy ships in port
3. Traffic
4. Exterior of polling station
5. Entrance to polling station
6. Close of signs
7. Navy officers outside polling station
8. Wide interior of polling station, officers casting ballot
9. Officers registering to vote
10. Close of case
11. Security
12. Officers registering to vote
13. Officers casting ballot
14. Close of man putting ballot in box
15. Electoral officials seated at desk
16. Woman casting ballot
17. Wide of voting booths
18. Man registering to vote
19. Woman casting ballot
20. Electoral officials seated at desk
21. Man casting ballot
22. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Valentin Stepanovich, Voter:
"I expect and stability and well-being for myself and the whole of our people, and we need confidence and confident actions. It's time to stop whining."
23. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Yekaterina Shevchuk, Voter:
"I think under Putin life got better, both for Russia and people in our maritime province. I hope it will continue this way. There will be daily improvement in our lives."
24. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Maria Andreich, Voter:
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better."
25. Soldiers arriving at polling station
STORYLINE:
Russians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will produce a successor to PresidentVladimir Putin.
In Vladivostock, Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean, officers from the fleet began casting their votes at one of the city's polling stations.
There is no significant opposition to Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's endorsed choice to take over the presidency, and Medvedev says that if he wins he will ask Putin to become prime minister, an offer that Putin is sure to accept.
Medvedev has even based his platform on a vow to pursue "the Putin plan," a telling demonstration of how Putin established dominion over Russian politics through genuine popular support and through measures that have marginalised opposition parties and put national broadcast media under the state's thumb.
Some voters hoped Medvedev would bring about stability.
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better," said Vladivostock resident, Maria Andreich.
Critics denounce the election as little more than a cynical stage show.
The CentralElectionsCommission threw the only liberal candidate, former Prime MinisterMikhail Kasyanov, off the ballot for allegedly forging signatures on his nominating petitions.
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who is the Kremlin's most internationally prominent opponent, shelved his ambitions to run after his supporters were refused rental of a hall in which to hold the mandatory nominating meeting.
Medvedev's opponents are Gennady Zyuganov, head of the fading Communist Party; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky; and the little-known Andrei Bogdanov.
Many activists and ordinary Russians claim that workers are being pressured by bosses to vote and that some have been ordered to turn in absentee ballots, presumably so that someone else could vote in their stead.
International election observers will be barely visible.
The influential Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe refused to send observers, saying Russian authorities were imposing such tight restrictions that it could not work in a meaningful way.
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Vladivostok is listed among the ten most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world

National Geographic listed Vladivostok among the 10 most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world. The city lies on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and is sometimes called “Russia’s San Francisco” .
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At midnight every other day, a "Rossiya" train leaves Moscow for a week-long trip to Vladivostok. It is an extraordinary trip and many come from far and wide to do it.
"This is the longest train journey that one can make," said English tourist Robert Bird. "And you just have to do it, because it's there! I'm happy sitting in the train, looking at the scenery, and going to places that I've never been to before. I just find it so fascinating!"
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Russia is a country full of adventure, culture and vast distances. A continent, a multi-ethnic country and a vast land u...

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Russia is a country full of adventure, culture and vast distances. A continent, a multi-ethnic country and a vast land unites both Europe and Asia. Moscow is the capital of Russia and the largest city in Europe in which both Tsar rule and soviet communism gave the city its present appearance. The Kremlin is located on a forty metre high hill above the Moskva River and beyond its protective walls are numerous buildings, palaces, towers, squares and churches. The city’s history began with the construction of the Kremlin which lay at the very heart of the city and was for centuries Russia’s spiritual and political centre. A fascinating cruise travels across numerous rivers, canals and lakes within the heart of the former Tsar’s realm, past monasteries and timber built churches. In Uglič the Dimitrijvskaija Church is crowned with blue, onion-shaped domes that are adorned with stars. The red colour of the church is a symbol of bloodshed and the incidents that once occurred at this place of death gave rise to a time of confusion. St. Petersburg, known also as the Venice Of The North, contains splendid buildings such as the Winter Palace and the Eremitage. Twenty four thousand tree stumps were used for the foundation of Isaaks Cathedral that can accommodate a congregation of fourteen thousand. In Port Baikal is the modern Circum-Baikal train that takes a full day to travel around Lake Baikal and is one of the most difficult sections of the Trans-Siberian Railroad that travels from Moscow to as far as Vladivostok. Russia is huge and its nature, culture, immense contrast and dramatic history have formed the fascinating and colourful Russian soul.

Travel video about destination Russia.
Russia is a country full of adventure, culture and vast distances. A continent, a multi-ethnic country and a vast land unites both Europe and Asia. Moscow is the capital of Russia and the largest city in Europe in which both Tsar rule and soviet communism gave the city its present appearance. The Kremlin is located on a forty metre high hill above the Moskva River and beyond its protective walls are numerous buildings, palaces, towers, squares and churches. The city’s history began with the construction of the Kremlin which lay at the very heart of the city and was for centuries Russia’s spiritual and political centre. A fascinating cruise travels across numerous rivers, canals and lakes within the heart of the former Tsar’s realm, past monasteries and timber built churches. In Uglič the Dimitrijvskaija Church is crowned with blue, onion-shaped domes that are adorned with stars. The red colour of the church is a symbol of bloodshed and the incidents that once occurred at this place of death gave rise to a time of confusion. St. Petersburg, known also as the Venice Of The North, contains splendid buildings such as the Winter Palace and the Eremitage. Twenty four thousand tree stumps were used for the foundation of Isaaks Cathedral that can accommodate a congregation of fourteen thousand. In Port Baikal is the modern Circum-Baikal train that takes a full day to travel around Lake Baikal and is one of the most difficult sections of the Trans-Siberian Railroad that travels from Moscow to as far as Vladivostok. Russia is huge and its nature, culture, immense contrast and dramatic history have formed the fascinating and colourful Russian soul.

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Vladivostok is listed among the ten most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world

National Geographic listed Vladivostok among the 10 most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world. The city lies on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and is sometimes called “Russia’s San Francisco” .
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Travelling the Trans-Siberian - life

http://www.euronews.com/ From Moscow to the eastern borders of China, the world's longest railway line - the Trans-Siberian, stretches for more than 9,000 kilom...

http://www.euronews.com/ From Moscow to the eastern borders of China, the world's longest railway line - the Trans-Siberian, stretches for more than 9,000 kilometres; a truly great railway journey - in this edition of Russian Life.
At midnight every other day, a "Rossiya" train leaves Moscow for a week-long trip to Vladivostok. It is an extraordinary trip and many come from far and wide to do it.
"This is the longest train journey that one can make," said English tourist Robert Bird. "And you just have to do it, because it's there! I'm happy sitting in the train, looking at the scenery, and going to places that I've never been to before. I just find it so fascinating!"
It is a home away from home for hundreds of passengers who sleep, eat, enjoy the limited comfort and try to have a good time during their days on board the train.
IrinaSavina, one of the train's conductors said:
"Very few passengers do the whole journey from Moscow to Vladivostok in a single trip, and those who do should be prepared mentally and physically - a whole week on a train might not be easy. But we provide everything necessary to make it an enjoyable travel."
In the first and second classes, there are individual compartments that accommodate two and four passengers respectively.
This is a popular mode of transport for tourists and businessmen alike who shuttle between Russia's major cities on trains rather than planes.
There are dozens of stations between Moscow and Vladivostok allowing passengers to stretch their legs for a few minutes and stock up on food and drinks.
Factfile: The Trans-Siberian
* A first class ticket from Moscow to Vladivostok on a Rossiya train costs around 1000 euros, including daily meal service. The third class is 315 euros
* First class passengers can order their meals to be delivered in their compartments or have it at a dining car
* There's a hot shower in one of the train carriages. It costs 200 roubles (5 euros)
* Train personnel is helpful and attentive but doesn't always speak foreign languages
* All train schedules in Russia use Moscow time; the time difference between Moscow and Vladivostok is seven hours
Many tourists prefer to visit some of the most interesting cities along the track before continuing their Trans-Siberian journey.
Some of the most passionate travellers ride in the cheaper third class carriages: known as "platzkart".
Here people from many different backgrounds mix together in an open carriage throughout their odyssey.
Inna Kryazhevskih who was travelling to Kirov said: "A train journey is a good time to reflect on something, to think of the things we never have time for in our daily lives".
Dasha Kryazhevskih who was going the same way added: "Sometimes you sleep a lot, sometimes you read, or do something creative - we made some toys and beaded jewellery while travelling on this train."
Vladimir Kosinov, the Train Master, said:
"You can learn a lot about Russia by crossing it from Moscow to Vladivostok on this train. If you observe other passengers, especially Russians, if you get to know them then you'll understand many things about our way of life and the "mysterious Russian soul".
Lots of people decide to stop in the historic Siberian city of Yekaterinburg and then a few days further down the line in Irkutsk where they can see Baikal, the world's deepest lake.
From there they can head south toMongolia and China or continue their eastward journey to Vladivostok, Russia's main port city on the Pacific Ocean.
Whatever the destination, for those with a spirit for adventure, the Trans-Siberian trip is a Russian speciality not to miss.
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http://www.euronews.com/ From Moscow to the eastern borders of China, the world's longest railway line - the Trans-Siberian, stretches for more than 9,000 kilometres; a truly great railway journey - in this edition of Russian Life.
At midnight every other day, a "Rossiya" train leaves Moscow for a week-long trip to Vladivostok. It is an extraordinary trip and many come from far and wide to do it.
"This is the longest train journey that one can make," said English tourist Robert Bird. "And you just have to do it, because it's there! I'm happy sitting in the train, looking at the scenery, and going to places that I've never been to before. I just find it so fascinating!"
It is a home away from home for hundreds of passengers who sleep, eat, enjoy the limited comfort and try to have a good time during their days on board the train.
IrinaSavina, one of the train's conductors said:
"Very few passengers do the whole journey from Moscow to Vladivostok in a single trip, and those who do should be prepared mentally and physically - a whole week on a train might not be easy. But we provide everything necessary to make it an enjoyable travel."
In the first and second classes, there are individual compartments that accommodate two and four passengers respectively.
This is a popular mode of transport for tourists and businessmen alike who shuttle between Russia's major cities on trains rather than planes.
There are dozens of stations between Moscow and Vladivostok allowing passengers to stretch their legs for a few minutes and stock up on food and drinks.
Factfile: The Trans-Siberian
* A first class ticket from Moscow to Vladivostok on a Rossiya train costs around 1000 euros, including daily meal service. The third class is 315 euros
* First class passengers can order their meals to be delivered in their compartments or have it at a dining car
* There's a hot shower in one of the train carriages. It costs 200 roubles (5 euros)
* Train personnel is helpful and attentive but doesn't always speak foreign languages
* All train schedules in Russia use Moscow time; the time difference between Moscow and Vladivostok is seven hours
Many tourists prefer to visit some of the most interesting cities along the track before continuing their Trans-Siberian journey.
Some of the most passionate travellers ride in the cheaper third class carriages: known as "platzkart".
Here people from many different backgrounds mix together in an open carriage throughout their odyssey.
Inna Kryazhevskih who was travelling to Kirov said: "A train journey is a good time to reflect on something, to think of the things we never have time for in our daily lives".
Dasha Kryazhevskih who was going the same way added: "Sometimes you sleep a lot, sometimes you read, or do something creative - we made some toys and beaded jewellery while travelling on this train."
Vladimir Kosinov, the Train Master, said:
"You can learn a lot about Russia by crossing it from Moscow to Vladivostok on this train. If you observe other passengers, especially Russians, if you get to know them then you'll understand many things about our way of life and the "mysterious Russian soul".
Lots of people decide to stop in the historic Siberian city of Yekaterinburg and then a few days further down the line in Irkutsk where they can see Baikal, the world's deepest lake.
From there they can head south toMongolia and China or continue their eastward journey to Vladivostok, Russia's main port city on the Pacific Ocean.
Whatever the destination, for those with a spirit for adventure, the Trans-Siberian trip is a Russian speciality not to miss.
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Four hundred miles west of Moscow is St. Petersburg, Russia. A striking city resting on the banks of the Neva River, St. Petersburg has long been a draw for lovers of architecture, as St. Petersburg tours often begin with the city's legendary structures.
Enter a world of towering cathedrals, palaces, and gardens, many of them set down by the order of Peter the Great in the 18th century. As the decades passed, later members of Russian royalty added to the city's opulence by constructing additional marvels. Walk through the Palace Square, located in the heart of St. Petersburg and home of the Winter Palace, the sprawling home of Catherine the Great. Next, pay a visit to St. Isaac's Cathedral and its gold-plated dome, which glitters in the sunshine. If you walk to the top of its dome, you will be rewarded with astonishing views of the city.
Continue your St. Petersburg sightseeing by taking a boat ride down the river to PeterhofGardens & Palace. This gilded structure and its lush array of plant life was constructed to rival France's Palace of Versailles, and is a popular place for a quiet walk in nature or to reflect upon the engineering marvel of its 60 fountains, all of which flow continuously without the use of pumps.
Spend your evening walking along Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg's main thoroughfare. Besides offering even more beautiful architecture to gaze upon, Nevsky Prospect is loaded with restaurants and boutiques. Enjoy a delicious meal, shop around for the perfect Russian souvenir, and plan the itinerary for your next day in this magnificent city.
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Four hundred miles west of Moscow is St. Petersburg, Russia. A striking city resting on the banks of the Neva River, St. Petersburg has long been a draw for lovers of architecture, as St. Petersburg tours often begin with the city's legendary structures.
Enter a world of towering cathedrals, palaces, and gardens, many of them set down by the order of Peter the Great in the 18th century. As the decades passed, later members of Russian royalty added to the city's opulence by constructing additional marvels. Walk through the Palace Square, located in the heart of St. Petersburg and home of the Winter Palace, the sprawling home of Catherine the Great. Next, pay a visit to St. Isaac's Cathedral and its gold-plated dome, which glitters in the sunshine. If you walk to the top of its dome, you will be rewarded with astonishing views of the city.
Continue your St. Petersburg sightseeing by taking a boat ride down the river to PeterhofGardens & Palace. This gilded structure and its lush array of plant life was constructed to rival France's Palace of Versailles, and is a popular place for a quiet walk in nature or to reflect upon the engineering marvel of its 60 fountains, all of which flow continuously without the use of pumps.
Spend your evening walking along Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg's main thoroughfare. Besides offering even more beautiful architecture to gaze upon, Nevsky Prospect is loaded with restaurants and boutiques. Enjoy a delicious meal, shop around for the perfect Russian souvenir, and plan the itinerary for your next day in this magnificent city.
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Polls open in Russian presidential election

SHOTLIST
1. Wide of port
2. Close of navy ships in port
3. Traffic
4. Exterior of polling station
5. Entrance to polling station
6. Close of signs
7. Navy officers outside polling station
8. Wide interior of polling station, officers casting ballot
9. Officers registering to vote
10. Close of case
11. Security
12. Officers registering to vote
13. Officers casting ballot
14. Close of man putting ballot in box
15. Electoral officials seated at desk
16. Woman casting ballot
17. Wide of voting booths
18. Man registering to vote
19. Woman casting ballot
20. Electoral officials seated at desk
21. Man casting ballot
22. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Valentin Stepanovich, Voter:
"I expect and stability and well-being for myself and the whole of our people, and we need confidence and confident actions. It's time to stop whining."
23. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Yekaterina Shevchuk, Voter:
"I think under Putin life got better, both for Russia and people in our maritime province. I hope it will continue this way. There will be daily improvement in our lives."
24. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vox Pop, Maria Andreich, Voter:
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better."
25. Soldiers arriving at polling station
STORYLINE:
Russians began voting on Sunday in a presidential election that will produce a successor to PresidentVladimir Putin.
In Vladivostock, Russia's largest port city on the Pacific Ocean, officers from the fleet began casting their votes at one of the city's polling stations.
There is no significant opposition to Dmitry Medvedev, Putin's endorsed choice to take over the presidency, and Medvedev says that if he wins he will ask Putin to become prime minister, an offer that Putin is sure to accept.
Medvedev has even based his platform on a vow to pursue "the Putin plan," a telling demonstration of how Putin established dominion over Russian politics through genuine popular support and through measures that have marginalised opposition parties and put national broadcast media under the state's thumb.
Some voters hoped Medvedev would bring about stability.
"I believe we may expect improvement in our lives. Medvedev, if elected, is young and had good prospects. We hope it will get better," said Vladivostock resident, Maria Andreich.
Critics denounce the election as little more than a cynical stage show.
The CentralElectionsCommission threw the only liberal candidate, former Prime MinisterMikhail Kasyanov, off the ballot for allegedly forging signatures on his nominating petitions.
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion who is the Kremlin's most internationally prominent opponent, shelved his ambitions to run after his supporters were refused rental of a hall in which to hold the mandatory nominating meeting.
Medvedev's opponents are Gennady Zyuganov, head of the fading Communist Party; ultra-nationalist Vladimir Zhirinovsky; and the little-known Andrei Bogdanov.
Many activists and ordinary Russians claim that workers are being pressured by bosses to vote and that some have been ordered to turn in absentee ballots, presumably so that someone else could vote in their stead.
International election observers will be barely visible.
The influential Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe refused to send observers, saying Russian authorities were imposing such tight restrictions that it could not work in a meaningful way.
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Russia is a country full of adventure, culture and vast distances. A continent, a multi-ethnic country and a vast land unites both Europe and Asia. Moscow is the capital of Russia and the largest city in Europe in which both Tsar rule and soviet communism gave the city its present appearance. The Kremlin is located on a forty metre high hill above the Moskva River and beyond its protective walls are numerous buildings, palaces, towers, squares and churches. The city’s history began with the construction of the Kremlin which lay at the very heart of the city and was for centuries Russia’s spiritual and political centre. A fascinating cruise travels across numerous rivers, canals and lakes within the heart of the former Tsar’s realm, past monasteries and timber built churches. In Uglič the Dimitrijvskaija Church is crowned with blue, onion-shaped domes that are adorned with stars. The red colour of the church is a symbol of bloodshed and the incidents that once occurred at this place of death gave rise to a time of confusion. St. Petersburg, known also as the Venice Of The North, contains splendid buildings such as the Winter Palace and the Eremitage. Twenty four thousand tree stumps were used for the foundation of Isaaks Cathedral that can accommodate a congregation of fourteen thousand. In Port Baikal is the modern Circum-Baikal train that takes a full day to travel around Lake Baikal and is one of the most difficult sections of the Trans-Siberian Railroad that travels from Moscow to as far as Vladivostok. Russia is huge and its nature, culture, immense contrast and dramatic history have formed the fascinating and colourful Russian soul.

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Vladivostok is listed among the ten most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world

National Geographic listed Vladivostok among the 10 most beautiful oceanfront cities in th...

Vladivostok is listed among the ten most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world

National Geographic listed Vladivostok among the 10 most beautiful oceanfront cities in the world. The city lies on the edge of the Pacific Ocean and is sometimes called “Russia’s San Francisco” .
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http://www.euronews.com/ From Moscow to the eastern borders of China, the world's longest railway line - the Trans-Siberian, stretches for more than 9,000 kilometres; a truly great railway journey - in this edition of Russian Life.
At midnight every other day, a "Rossiya" train leaves Moscow for a week-long trip to Vladivostok. It is an extraordinary trip and many come from far and wide to do it.
"This is the longest train journey that one can make," said English tourist Robert Bird. "And you just have to do it, because it's there! I'm happy sitting in the train, looking at the scenery, and going to places that I've never been to before. I just find it so fascinating!"
It is a home away from home for hundreds of passengers who sleep, eat, enjoy the limited comfort and try to have a good time during their days on board the train.
IrinaSavina, one of the train's conductors said:
"Very few passengers do the whole journey from Moscow to Vladivostok in a single trip, and those who do should be prepared mentally and physically - a whole week on a train might not be easy. But we provide everything necessary to make it an enjoyable travel."
In the first and second classes, there are individual compartments that accommodate two and four passengers respectively.
This is a popular mode of transport for tourists and businessmen alike who shuttle between Russia's major cities on trains rather than planes.
There are dozens of stations between Moscow and Vladivostok allowing passengers to stretch their legs for a few minutes and stock up on food and drinks.
Factfile: The Trans-Siberian
* A first class ticket from Moscow to Vladivostok on a Rossiya train costs around 1000 euros, including daily meal service. The third class is 315 euros
* First class passengers can order their meals to be delivered in their compartments or have it at a dining car
* There's a hot shower in one of the train carriages. It costs 200 roubles (5 euros)
* Train personnel is helpful and attentive but doesn't always speak foreign languages
* All train schedules in Russia use Moscow time; the time difference between Moscow and Vladivostok is seven hours
Many tourists prefer to visit some of the most interesting cities along the track before continuing their Trans-Siberian journey.
Some of the most passionate travellers ride in the cheaper third class carriages: known as "platzkart".
Here people from many different backgrounds mix together in an open carriage throughout their odyssey.
Inna Kryazhevskih who was travelling to Kirov said: "A train journey is a good time to reflect on something, to think of the things we never have time for in our daily lives".
Dasha Kryazhevskih who was going the same way added: "Sometimes you sleep a lot, sometimes you read, or do something creative - we made some toys and beaded jewellery while travelling on this train."
Vladimir Kosinov, the Train Master, said:
"You can learn a lot about Russia by crossing it from Moscow to Vladivostok on this train. If you observe other passengers, especially Russians, if you get to know them then you'll understand many things about our way of life and the "mysterious Russian soul".
Lots of people decide to stop in the historic Siberian city of Yekaterinburg and then a few days further down the line in Irkutsk where they can see Baikal, the world's deepest lake.
From there they can head south toMongolia and China or continue their eastward journey to Vladivostok, Russia's main port city on the Pacific Ocean.
Whatever the destination, for those with a spirit for adventure, the Trans-Siberian trip is a Russian speciality not to miss.
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St. Petersburg Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

Four hundred miles west of Moscow is St. Petersburg, Russia. A striking city resting on th...

St. Petersburg Vacation Travel Guide | Expedia

Four hundred miles west of Moscow is St. Petersburg, Russia. A striking city resting on the banks of the Neva River, St. Petersburg has long been a draw for lovers of architecture, as St. Petersburg tours often begin with the city's legendary structures.
Enter a world of towering cathedrals, palaces, and gardens, many of them set down by the order of Peter the Great in the 18th century. As the decades passed, later members of Russian royalty added to the city's opulence by constructing additional marvels. Walk through the Palace Square, located in the heart of St. Petersburg and home of the Winter Palace, the sprawling home of Catherine the Great. Next, pay a visit to St. Isaac's Cathedral and its gold-plated dome, which glitters in the sunshine. If you walk to the top of its dome, you will be rewarded with astonishing views of the city.
Continue your St. Petersburg sightseeing by taking a boat ride down the river to PeterhofGardens & Palace. This gilded structure and its lush array of plant life was constructed to rival France's Palace of Versailles, and is a popular place for a quiet walk in nature or to reflect upon the engineering marvel of its 60 fountains, all of which flow continuously without the use of pumps.
Spend your evening walking along Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg's main thoroughfare. Besides offering even more beautiful architecture to gaze upon, Nevsky Prospect is loaded with restaurants and boutiques. Enjoy a delicious meal, shop around for the perfect Russian souvenir, and plan the itinerary for your next day in this magnificent city.
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